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All About Plants - 1st Grade

Join Georgia teacher Karen Garland to learn all about plants in this episode of Let's Learn GA!

All About Plants - 1st Grade

From Let's Learn GA! - Model Lessons, Science
All About Plants - 1st Grade

Join Georgia teacher Karen Garland to learn all about plants in this episode of Let's Learn GA!

- paper towel 

- water

- any beans you have at home

- 2 ziplock bags

- paper or science journal

- something to write with

- ruler or straight-edge measuring tool

 

English Arts

ELAGSE1W2

Write informative/ explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.

Science

S1L1

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the basic needs of plants and animals.

S1L1.a

Develop models to identify the parts of a plant—root, stem, leaf, and flower.

S1L1.b

Ask questions to compare and contrast the basic needs of plants (air, water, light, and nutrients) and animals (air, water, food, and shelter).

S1L1.c

Design a solution to ensure that a plant or animal has all of its needs met.

Let's Learn GA! - Model Lessons Segments

Science

Let's Learn GA! is series of video lessons for grades K-12 taught by Georgia teachers. The videos in this collection are aligned to the Georgia Standards of Excellence for science. Let's Learn GA! is a collaboration between GPB and the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) to support both in-person and remote learning plans. Check back for science lessons coming soon. 

Foxes and Friends - Kindergarten

pet turtle

Our Classroom Pet - Kindergarten

All About Plants - 1st Grade

Animal Needs - 1st Grade

Life on a Farm in the 1930s - 2nd Grade

Pollinators & Life Cycle of a Butterfly - 2nd Grade

Rock Quarry - 3rd Grade

Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty and Chemical Changes - 5th Grade

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